Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-12-31
A QUEER CASE.
A REQUIsIrIoN GOVERNOR SCALES
WILL NOT HONOR.
Tepnesses idea OF Fleeing from Jsstice-
Military-Aceidentally Shot Him
self- Personal Eotss
r,peclal telegram to the Dispatch.

RALrIaH. N. G., December 30.-A few !
DAYS since Governor Scales received I
reanisi,ion from Governor Taylor, OF .
Tennessee. for the members OF one oil /
the leading firms in Asheyillc. The re- !
QUESTION is a very remarkable one. IL
sets forth that the firm obtained goods .
under false pretences and are iugltiyes .
from Tennessee Justice. Governor Scales I
has investigated the matter carefully. |
He finds that some time ago this Ashe- I
Vile firm purchased Of firm in Tenncs- /
see u onanti,v Of cloth, the product OF
the latter's factory. The goods did not
come ND 20 the standard, it was claimed /
bv the Ashoville firm, which then
made demand for a rebate. This
was not accoded to by the Tennessee
firm. Not long since the AShevllle firm
received kilograms from the agent oil the
Tennessee firm offering the goods at
certain price and desiring them to take
the goods. The Ashcville firm made the
purchase. and the goods were delivered
at Asbevillc The purchasers then no.
tilted the sellers that either Mt AsheVllle
or any other point in North Carolina they
would meet them and make settlement,
adjusting the difference on the former
nnrobase. The Tennessee firm refused
/ Ia do this. and obtained Tequlsl-
ton from Governor Taylor Tor the
/ Asheyille men, who are among
the most prominent merchants III
this State, as being iugltlves from Jus
tice. The reQuisltion contains absolute
| ~ no evidence. Governor Scales this
afternoon wrot, 10 Governor Taylor
very courteous and able letter. He cites
/ the law on the question and shows That
/ the Ashevillc firm are not IN any sense
fuoitiyes from Justice. he asks Gov
cruor Tavlor to withdraw bis reQuislhon.
II tine latter rcncws it Governor Scales
will decline point blank to give up the
1 parties.
The sheriff Of johnston county to-day
settled his tixeswith the State Treasurer,
paying il 81, 800.
Commissions were issued today by
the Governor to officers Of the Reds
Vile Rifles. which IS assigned to the
Third regiment rs Company q and TO
officers OF the Lumber-Bridgc Light
Infantry, which is assigned to the
Second regiment as Company i.
A printer named Joseph Adams was
frozen t. death near this city last night.
His body was brought 10 his home here
this morning. lie had been drinking.
There was some belief in foul play, as
his face and head were bruised.
The proposition of tie East Carolina
Land and Lumber Company to con
struct q railway in Craven county ana
connect it with OnslOw county was with
drawn to-day in consequence OF the at
vels, decision of the Supreme Court III
regard 10 the election at Wilmington for
Il substitution TO the Wilmington, Ons-
low and East Carolina railway. Cher
Justice Smith today filed dissenting
opinion in this case.
wednesday nights storm was very Sc.
we're in the sounds, particularly III PAS
quotauk. Steamers arriving at New
borne to-day were covered with zee. n
is feared that disasters have occurred L
small craft.
joint. Wayne was drowned yesterday
i'm Craven county by falling under raj
- OF LOGS. BE was notorious criminal
While Martin Miller, aprominentiarm
r cr. was hunting in Mecklcnburg county
Tuesla, his gun accidentally dis
CHARGED, the shot entering his head anC
d causing instant death.
The publication by Judge James II
, Neuimon. OF the Superior Court O
,. his opinion in the Gicrsch beer ans
' wine ease IS The tall, Of the whole State
particularly of the bar. The opinion
u is evidently written very recently, ant
is clearly based upon the opinion b,
Jnstice i. $. Merrimon in the Suprem'
4 Court. ii is to all intents and purpose
10 reply to that opinion, and actual
qnotes some Of the language OF the lat
= ter 1t practically puts Justice Merr
D mon IN the hght0f q prosecuting attol
1t nov. Such thing as "A review OF a
opinion Of a Supreme Court Judge by
Snperior Court Judge has been befor
6 Tins unheard of IN North Carolina. Ih
- language in Judge Merrimon's opinio
l. is strong; it is an able paper Il
O. talk abont this case and the row RAISE
Is recalls the Driver case in 1873. Oble
no tion was then raised to decision OF Il
Supreme Court and there was a gre
stir. So did the decision III 1877 th'
tie lcesecs of the North Carolina re-
road had the right to change It's gauge.
Dr. James Z. Long, who died our
e suddenly at Newberne Wednesday. WI
uresidert OF tine Ncuse- and Irent-Ely
Steamboat Company. ..
r. Some unnatural mother at Statesyii
r.. a few days AGO straneled her infant CHI
90 end threw It's body i'll a driven We
The body was pulled ont with hooks.
.; Lieutenant Governor Charles VI. Ste
u. man is ~ Washington as the represent
.la tive of the Wilmington exchanges
IT, urge that the proposed reduction OF u
he force in the custOm-house Mt the latt
CITY be not made. The people take
deep interest IN the matter.
.; MIR. j. II. Benton, who has purchas
" the outit of the Selma Mars, wall ne
70 month begin the publication OF week
lal paper 1t Dunn, Harnett county.
ar, Mr.. y. b. Richardson, editor of t
,e Dunn Ngnb00rd, has Joined the Nor
Carolina Methodist Conference, and
i now pastor Of the churches on Dobs
49,, circuit. Mr.. d. y. Farrell succee
$50 him as editor.
VI Mt James OneSlcI hOchNtli' uud'u
a tionably one Of the most graceful write
OH Of verse in the South, has also become
a1o preacher in the Missionary Bapt
WV Communion, and he is the youngest
dained minister in the state, and possil
in this country, His poems are dam
ucl charming.
to The colored fair at Wilson this We
ont was a success and the entries were !
,io mcrous. Alfred Robinson, the Pre-
o' dent. says the fair is permanent 1
gao white people manifest much interest
NOT it. The attendance was large.
The State Associations OF Superint'
dents of Graded Schools met here y
We terday and discussed many topics
oo1 interest. Mr.. G. S. Noble, of Wilmil
~ ton, was reelected president and +.
ieS- Moses, of Raleigh, secretar.~. ST
'ro- will be taken to extend the organizat
can so as to include the whole South. I
elf next meeting will he held at Chariot
tbo Mr.. ". c. Gorham, who it
'H0 thought was fatally shot at Wilson
week by his brother-in-law, Mr.. Tn